JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

New York Democrats continue to pass laws that are virtually guaranteed to be struck down and further reinforce Second Amendment rights. New York Democrats have passed a series of laws that led to catastrophic losses in federal court, including the recent major ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc.

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The Volokh Conspiracy

JUNE 16, 2025

As the brief recalls, in Bruen (2022) the Supreme Court emphatically reinforced the Heller rule that the Second Amendment protects firearms in common use by law-abiding persons for lawful purposes. The brief covers familiar ground, but does condition some of its statements with an eye toward future defense of federal law.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

APRIL 26, 2021

Supreme Court ruled in Tandon v. Accordingly, the Court granted an injunction pending disposition of the appeal in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The trial court denied the motion for preliminary injunction. The plaintiffs sought relief from the Supreme Court, asking it to grant an injunction. Newsom , 593 U.

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JonathanTurley

JULY 2, 2022

New York Democrats have passed a series of laws that led to catastrophic losses in federal court, including the recent major ruling in in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. legislative assemblies, polling places, and courthouses—we are also aware of no disputes regarding the lawfulness of such prohibitions.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 19, 2024

After triggering a court fight, Grisham backed down and scaled down her order to ban concealed weapons in parks and playgrounds. Now, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has rejected her bid to lift that injunction in a key decision on appeal. She is still doubling down and increasing the losses in the courts.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

In its earlier summary judgment ruling , the court began with a discussion of the highly analogous case of Pickering v. In that case, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of public high school teacher Marvin Pickering, who wrote a letter to the local newspaper criticizing a school board’s allocation of funding for athletic programs.

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MARCH 18, 2022

A handful of high-profile cases has sparked a larger public debate about the impact of self-defense laws. According to law professors Guha Krishnamurthi of the University of Oklahoma College of law and Peter Salib of the University of Houston Law Center, this public concern is warranted. Vigilante Justice Firearm Laws.

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 29, 2023

The decision comes after two other district courts ruled in favor of the law — sending this issue to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and potentially the Supreme Court. Indeed, President Biden has made dubious constitutional and historical claims about the Second Amendment and AR-15s.

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LexForti

JULY 26, 2021

In another more recent case, a complaint was launched against actor Amitabh Bachchan for singing the national anthem for 1 min 22 sec instead of the 52 seconds as prescribed by our law. This research paper also focuses on the directions of the Supreme Court in Shyam Narayan Chouksey v. But they are not laws.

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JonathanTurley

JULY 17, 2022

Bruen was one of the most significant victories for the Second Amendment in the history of the Supreme Court. Simply listing most of Manhattan as a “sensitive place” will again push the constitutional envelope. Jonathan Turley is the Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University.

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JonathanTurley

JULY 22, 2021

2021) where the court held that we held that the law was clearly established that the University could not engage in viewpoint discrimination involving a Christian club. For example, sports clubs and Greek organizations may hinge membership and leadership on sex, and the a cappella group, the “Hawkapellas,” is limited to women.

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 25, 2023

There is an important ruling this month out of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, which ruled against former high school music teacher John Kluge for refusing to comply with the school’s pronoun policy for religious reasons. What is most curious about the ruling is the timing. 2000e-2(a)(1). Hardison , 432 U.S.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Below is my column in the Hill on New York’s latest gun control measure — and the latest challenge to a New York law. The gun nuisance law is the latest in a long line of mistakes by New York. An example is the recent New York public nuisance law seeking to make gun manufacturers liable for gun crime.

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The 14 bills to “dismantle racism” varies from “natural and protective” hairstyles in all competitive sports to “prohibit[ing] involuntary servitude for incarcerated persons.” Technically, affirmative action was barred decades ago by the Supreme Court. It is not clear how that would work. Bakke (1978).

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 31, 2022

On December 30, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit handed down a major opinion in in Adams v. The court ruled 7-4 against a statutory and constitutional challenge of a transgender student to a district policy requiring students to use bathrooms corresponding to their biological sex. 1731 (2020).

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

We will not tolerate threats against DOGE workers or law-breaking by the disgruntled. Martin notes that these actions may break numerous laws. Which is code for does not break any laws but I need to sound tough. This is not a serious law enforcement inquiry, but trying to bully a sitting Senator can score some social media buzz.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Boebert and Carlson are outspoken in their opposition to gender transitioning for children, transgender athletes competing in girl’s sporting event, and other current controversies. With 382 saleswomen and models, the court found that the group was too large. The Court in cases like New York Times v. In Brandenburg v.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 17, 2021

In California, Newsom pledged to re-purpose the Texas “heartbeat law” to limit gun rights. Newsom’s gun ‘heartbeat’ law. Newsom tapped into the liberal rage after the Supreme Court refused to enjoin the Texas law that allows people to sue anyone who “aids or abets” an abortion performed after about six weeks.

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Above The Law

JUNE 11, 2025

As Marines descended upon Los Angeles to join the National Guard units already questionably legally called up, the Defense Department assured critics that they would only NOT arrest people — something they cannot legally do — but merely involuntarily detain people to hand over to local law enforcement. Just kidding.

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

.” (Elias was previously accused of lying to conceal the Clinton campaign’s funding of the Steele dossier, has sought to reverse election results, and has been sanctioned by the courts). Gerrymandering is to politics what doping is to sports. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.),

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Above The Law

JUNE 26, 2025

Earlier this week , the New York Times reported that University of Florida law professor — Trump-appointed federal judge, by the way — John L. Aside from everything else, the University of Florida law school community has… concern s. Isn’t this a law school class? It falls flat.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 30, 2022

Below is my column in the Wall Street Journal on President Joe Biden’s promise almost two years ago that he would only consider a black female for the first vacancy on the Supreme Court. The three leading candidates are Justice Leondra Krueger of the California Supreme Court, U.S. That is not true.

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JonathanTurley

MAY 10, 2021

When the Supreme Court ruled in the Citizens United case that corporations have free speech rights to participate in politics, Warren was appalled. She has long rejected the notion that corporations have the constitutional rights like individuals: “Corporations are not people. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 25, 2021

Here is the column: There are times when being a law professor ruins everything. It will be a fun bit of trivia for constitutional law geeks, but it was also telling. Some of these executive orders, if implemented directly, could be challenged in court. What is happening on Capitol Hill is far more concerning.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

One hoped that Justice Alito opening the door to basing constitutional law on the rantings of 17th century witch hunters would usher in a new era where we could finally get back to some old-fashioned stake burnings. In all seriousness though, this is a real life state supreme court opinion. The “Mr. Or borrowed Roy Cohn.

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